Russia using North Korean troops in bid to reclaim Kursk – Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyyukrainian President

Today, we already have preliminary data that the Russians have begun to use North Korean soldiers in their assaults. A significant number of them,

Mr Zelensky said during his nightly wartime address

The Russians are counting on numbers and are trying to carry out assault operations with the help of the Koreans, when the task of the Koreans is to run under the blows of our forces and occupy certain areas,

Mr Kovalenko wrote on Telegram

In essence, Moscow has dragged another state into this war, and to the fullest extent possible. And if this is not escalation, then what is the escalation that so many have been talking about

he said

We have information suggesting their use could extend to other parts of the frontline.”

he said, adding

While so ... There are also already noticeable losses in this category."

he said, adding

The Russians include them in combined units and use them in operations in the Kursk region,

he said

In locations where they are deployed, the aggressor has introduced a special counterintelligence regime: to be allowed to enter the areas where North Korean units are located, Russian soldiers and officers are checked by the FSB, their phones and other devices are seized,

the intelligence service said

It's one of the largest oil terminals in the suburbs of the city of Oryol" and is part of a "military industrial complex" that supplies the Russian army

the General Staff said

If there is no tough response from the world, Russia makes the war worse. It always does,

the Ukrainian president stressed

The command of the units of the North Korean army in Russia was ordered to interact with adjacent Russian units conducting hostilities in the Kursk region,

the Ukrainian General Staff statement said, ... according to a translation

Despite successes in Plekhovo and Novoivanivka, Ukrainian forces were still able to hold on to Martynovka...as well as Pogrebki,

added the post, referring to other settlements

We know that they are staged to engage in combat and we're continuing to monitor that,

she said

Our North Korean comrades have undergone a baptism of fire effectively,

wrote Russian military blogger Colonel Cassad, ... according to translations from the Telegraph

Plekhovo was taken exclusively by special operations forces of North Korea. In two hours, they passed through like a hurricane, did not take prisoners. The enemy lost more than 300 servicemen,

the Telegram channel "Romanov Light" reported

Many see it as a chance to escape the regime,

the project's spokesman told Euronews

Far away from 'Big Brother,' who watches over all the inhabitants of North Korea, it is a sin not to take advantage of this unique opportunity,

it said

Perhaps only a small amount or even nothing" will go to the soldiers themselves

he said

We know very well the living conditions in North Korea,

he said

We will not just welcome you but help you start a new life,

he said

I see. We and our colleagues who entered the village are now Koreans."

One anonymous Russian fighter said